Over the past year there have been a lot of changes in the SEO world, with the Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird updates the game has changed for all marketers. SEO is now the life force behind all marketing efforts, from social media, to content marketing, to lead nurturing all aspects of marketing are interconnected. But, … Continue reading SEO Experts Weigh in on the Future of Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
We all know that content is king, and its empire is growing by the minute. This is more true now more than ever since Google's Hummingbird algorithm update. One of the best ways to add content to your website is to create and maintain a blog focused around topics relevant to your company's industry. A … Continue reading How to Create Your Own WordPress Blog: A Video Tutorial
With regular algorithm updates, search engine optimization is a game with ever changing rules. What helped websites achieve top position in search rankings last year (sometimes even last quarter) is frequently no longer a high priority or even relevant to current SEO strategies. To help digital marketers better understand the factors that determine which websites … Continue reading Search Ranking Factors: Rank Correlation for 2013 Infographic
There has been a lot of buzz in the marketing world the last couple of days about an update to the rankings section of Google's Webmasters Tools. The update reads: In general, webmasters can improve the rank of their sites by creating high-quality sites that users will want to use and share. Prior to this … Continue reading 5 Tips For Creating Traffic Driving Blog Posts
Many factors contribute to a website reaching and maintaining high positions in search results for target terms. These factors include user experience, site structure, alt tags on images, site maps, and more. Above all content is definitely still king. However, not all types of content can rule over the kingdom of SERPs. The following are … Continue reading SEO in 2013: 10 Tips for Writing Content that Ranks
In my first YouTube optimization article, 5 Steps for Optimizing YouTube Videos, I focused on: File name of your YouTube videos Search engine friendly video titles Keyword optimization and link building opportunities of video descriptions Best practices for adding tags and categories to videos Categorizing videos into playlists As promised, I want to discuss other … Continue reading How to Use YouTube Annotations
Search engine optimization has not been dependent on a minimal number of factors for a long time now, such as number of times a keyword appeared on a page, and it continues to become a more complex web of on and off-page factors every month. One of the more recent factors that has had an … Continue reading How Social Media Impacts SEO: Infographic
Not sure if your business should have a YouTube channel? Did you know that YouTube is the 2nd most popular and used search engine, with more searches than both Bing and Yahoo? So yes, your business should most definitely have well branded presence on YouTube. YouTube can be one of your most powerful tools for reaching … Continue reading 5 Steps for Optimizing YouTube Videos
LinkedIn profiles are one of the best tools available for professionals to start developing their personal brand. Think of it as your online resume for both future employers and industry leaders to learn more about you. However, to grow your professional network, you need to optimize your profile so that industry professionals can find you. The … Continue reading 5 Steps to Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile
Unique and frequently updated content written with the user in mind is a critical component of any search engine optimization strategy. The following infographic from Brafton, an online news and content agency based in Boston, explains how content impacts the visibility of a website in search results. It delves into several factors that impact how … Continue reading The Impact of Content on SEO: Infographic